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Kirsten Gillibrand: “Haiti has a 52-percent illiteracy rate, and these are some of the grave challenges.”

On the recordMay 18, 2010
Haiti has a 52-percent illiteracy rate, and these are some of the grave challenges.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand highlights the severe educational challenges in Haiti.

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